23/24 6th - EXAM Ocean Currents and Heat Transfer

Deep Ocean currents are a result of

• Global Wind Patterns
• Earth's Rotation
• Density
• All of the above

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Constantly moving system of deep-ocean circulation driven by temperature and salinity. It moves water around the globe.

• California Current
• Global Conveyor Belt
• Surface Currents
• Gulf Stream

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The Coriolis Effect is caused by

• Earth rotating around the sun
• Earth rotating on its axis
• The tides
• Gravity

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Which of the following types of water would SINK the fastest?

• Warm and Salty

• Warm and less salty

• Cold and Salty

• Cold and Less Salty

Why are surface currents at the surface of the ocean?

• colder temperature
• colder temperature & more salinty
• warmer temperature & less salinty
• less salinty

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Global air currents are set in motion because the earth is heated ________.

• Evenly

• Unevenly

• Less at the Equator

• More at the poles

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Which of the following movements of ocean water has the greatest direct effect on the growth of producers in a food chain?

• upwelling

• deep current

• surface current

• convection current

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A horizontal movement of ocean water that is caused by wind and that occurs at or near the ocean's surface.

• Gulf Stream
• Global Conveyor Belt
• Surface Current
• Gyre

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As currents form along the equator and move toward the poles, what changes occur?

• Temperatures increase, while the density decreases.

• Temperatures increase, while the density increases.

• Temperatures decrease, while the density increases

• Temperatures decrease, while the density decreases.

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Label the globes 5 major gyres

d

e

f

g

h

South Atlantic

Deep Ocean

North Pacific

South Pacific

Antarctic

Surface

North Atlantic

Indian

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